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Lemon Dessert Sauce

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Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Connie Jurvevich, Atmore, Alabama

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jun. 27, 2023

While this sauce makes a wonderful topping for angel food cake, it's also great as a glaze for roasted chicken with some thyme or rosemary...or swirled into a homemade cheesecake. —Connie Jurvevich, Atmore, Alabama

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Lemon Dessert Sauce

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Prep Time 5 min
Cook Time 12 min
Yield 1 cup

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
  • Angel food or pound cake
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Directions

  1. In the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in butter, lemon juice and zest. Cook over simmering water for 10-12 minutes or until mixture reaches 160° and is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Refrigerate for up to 1 week. Serve chilled over the cake.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup: 241 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 122mg cholesterol, 90mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate (38g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

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